Improvement in flat-iron polishers and knife-sharpeners



G. W. BILLINGS.

FLAT-IRON POLISHER AND KNIFE SHARPENER.

N0.175,650. Patented April 4, 1876.

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GEORGE W. BI LLINGS, OF WELLINGTON, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT lhl FLAT-IRON POLISHERS AND KNlFE-SHARPENERS.

, Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 175,650, dated April4, 1876; application filed I January 27, 1876. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BILLINGS, ofWellington, in the county of Lorain and bit-ate of Ohio, have invented anew Flat-Iron Polisher and Knife-Sharpener, of which the following is aspecification My invention consists of a board covered with emery-paper,the ends of which are secured in grooves out across the face of theboard near the ends by means of wedges, whereby the several sheets areheld firmly and smoothly down onto the board, and which may be readilyremoved for the replacement of new sheets when the others are worn. Thepaper is laid on in thicknesses of five or six sheets, so that the uppersheet may be torn off when worn to uncover the next one.

This device has. been designed for supplyin g a ready and convenientpolishing-surface for flat-irons while in use for ironing. It is alsoadapted to sharpening and polishing table-knives and the like.

The accompanying drawing is an illustration of my invention.

A represents a board of suitable size and thickness, in which I out twogrooves, B B. 0 represents sheets of emery-paper, which are secured tothe said board by inserting the ends in the said grooves, and retainingthem therein by forcing in, by the side of ends of the paper,wedge-shaped strips D D. W hen the emerypaper becomes worn the saidwedges may be Withdrawn and new sheets supplied. This device may lie onthe ironing-table orin some convenient place, and will be found to beperfectly adapted to the uses for which it is designed.

Having described my invention, I claim- The herein-described flat-ironpolisher, consisting of board A, having the grooves 13 B, the sheets ofemery-paper O, and the wedges DD, all combined and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE W. BILLINGS.

Witnesses:

W. F. HERRICK, .J. N. OoWLEs.

